well i've been struggling with a few things lately and knowing that i need to address them i've been seeking answers.
pride and lack of trust.
i got a book recommendation from JR (thanks by the way) its called truefaced. The entire concept is that we need to stop striving to please God and instead trust Him.
to be brutally honest it seems to easy. Shrug off your burdens upon the shoulders of God and realize that its not you to lead or strive but instead only follow where God leads and rely on Him to show you nothing else.
No need to clean, no need to feel ashamed.
we are not saved sinners but instead transformed or more clearly created saints.
God's grace transformed us into a new creation, perfect in God's eyes through Christ, so why in the world do we see ourselves as broken pieces not fit for God's service.
This effort and workload breeds more sin, sin that i know all too well, pride, envy, comparison, anger, shame, all of which are results of the thing that we are working towards!!!
But is it this easy? Honestly i still have a hard time believing that it is. Am i trusting God fully???
NO im not but i am a little which is more than i have trusted in the past and for that i am thankful for God's overwhelming grace none of which is deserved.
pray and let me know what you think...is it really this easy??
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GRACE: from the greek CHARIS meaning(abstr. or concr.; lit., fig., or spiritual; espec. the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; incl. gratitude)
2 comments:
Wow that sounds like a book I need to read. Makes a lot of sense though.
To answer your question, it's not easy. It seems to simple to trust God and not do things that we think that please Him. It doesn't mean inactivity, which some people see it to mean mistakenly.
Not easy at all. If it were, we would all be doing it.
Great post and an amazing book!
Todd
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